Mizzle vs Mountain Pass
Where Mizzle belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, Mountain Pass is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Mizzle belongs to the grey family and Mountain Pass to the blue-grey family. Mizzle (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Mountain Pass (LRV 14), a difference of 38 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Mizzle runs warm while Mountain Pass is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 35.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mizzle vs Mountain Pass in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Mizzle and Mountain Pass in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Mizzle will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Mountain Pass would.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Mizzle reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Mountain Pass.
Color Details
Mizzle vs Mountain Pass Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mizzle on one side and Mountain Pass on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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